Völkel Surname

61,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Völkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Völkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,0591:9,9901,253
Austria561:152,06120,229
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Völkel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Völkel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Völkel is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Völkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Völkel is the 61,338th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 888,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völkel are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,059 people, or 1 in 9,990. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Bavaria, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Völkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Völkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Völkel last name fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Völkel Last Name Statistics demography

Völkel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 345.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,059,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Völckel9252/
Völkelt924/
Völkl914,609/
Vilkel83111/
Velkel835/
Vylkel834/
Wölkel831/
Voelkel772,644/
Vilkelė771/
Vaelkel771/
Vilkeel771/
Wölkl7331/
Vőlkl732/
Voelckel71123/
Völklová7128/
Voelkell711/
Voellkel711/
Voelkkel711/
Voelkl67387/
Wilkel6720/
Welkel6715/
Vilkil672/
Wlekel671/
Bilkel670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Völkel
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